16_reasons_why_he_won_t_propose.docx

Rape culture:The rape culture is a concept believed to operate within the feminist theory whereby rape is treated as pervasive but is normalized due to societal approaches on gender and sexuality as a whole. Behaviors such as sexual objectification, trivializing rape, victim blaming, denial of wide spread rape or the denial of acknowledgement of harm in some form of sexual activities are commonly associated with rape culture. The rape culture is sustained through the utilization of sexist dialect, the generalization of ladies' bodies, and the glamorization of sexual savagery, in this manner making a general public that ignores ladies' rights and well-being. The onset of this culture was reported evident in 1974 in a book written by Noreen Connell and Cassandra Wilson Rape: The First Sourcebook for Women which targeted the New York Radical feminists. The book alongside others wa